Oct. 10, 2022 By Max Murray A tow truck driver was struck dead on the Long Island Expressway during the early hours Saturday morning while he was attempting to hitch a vehicle onto the back of his truck. Carlos Santiago, 47, of Howard Beach, was fatally hit at around 3:20 a.m. while a 27-year-old man… Read more »
Oct. 7, 2022 By Christian Murray A new Paris Baguette franchise will open in Corona on Tuesday. The café will open at 37-38 Junction Blvd. and will offer the same menu as its other eateries including large cakes, cake slices, cookies and yogurts. The bakery will also serve a wide range of baked breads and… Read more »
Oct. 6, 2022 By Christian Murray The man who allegedly stabbed a high-ranking EMS worker to death in Astoria last week has been indicted on murder and other charges, the Queens District Attorney announced Thursday. Peter Zisopoulos, of 20th Avenue in Astoria, is accused of fatally stabbing Alison Russo-Elling, a 25-year veteran of the FDNY… Read more »
Oct. 5. 2022 By Christian Murray Several elected officials held a press conference at Woodside Houses Wednesday morning to call on NYCHA to fix the complex’s broken heating system that has left many residents without reliable heat and hot water for more than a year. Council Member Julie Won, State Senators Michael Gianaris and Jessica… Read more »
Oct. 4. 2022 By Michael Dorgan The owners of a well-known yoga studio in Sunnyside are set to open a new grocery store that aims to reduce people’s use of plastics and packaging. The store, which will be called Seed and Oil by Suryaside, will open at 49-20 Skillman Ave. and offer items such as… Read more »
Oct. 5, 2022 By Christian Murray The police are looking for two men who swiped $3,500 from a 56-year-old man in front of a grocery store on 37th Avenue in Jackson Heights last month. The suspects approached the man outside Apna Bazar Farmers Market, located at 72-20 37th Ave., at about 2:30 p.m. on Friday,… Read more »
Oct. 4, 2022 By Max Murray The police are looking for a man who allegedly groped a woman on board a Flushing-bound 7 train in Queens Monday. The suspect allegedly approached a 21-year-old woman at around 6 p.m. on the train as it was approaching the Mets – Willets Point station. The suspect, police say,… Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Oct. 3, 2022 By Claudia Irizarry Aponte Food delivery workers will soon have rest stops to call their own — including charging stations in what are now vacant newsstands, Sen. Chuck Schumer and Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday in City Hall Park next to one of… Read more »
Oct. 3, 2022 By Christian Murray The MTA is installing additional cameras on its bus fleet to ticket drivers who encroach on its bus lanes. The agency said that it will be adding cameras to 300 buses by the end of the year across nine routes in Staten Island, the Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn—on top… Read more »
Oct. 3, 2022 By Czarinna Andres A Connecticut man who drove drunk and killed a dirt bike rider on the Long Island Expressway last year has been sentenced to up to 12 years in prison. Jorge Serrano, 30, was sentenced today to between 4 1/2 to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty last month… Read more »